Richard III

Victim or Villain?

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[recessionlover]

The video says that Richard claimed to that the princes' father was illigitimate. That is not true. The claim was that the princes were illigitimate because Edward IV's marriage to Elizabeth Wydville was bigamous.

[foofwolf22]

Your a stupid twat. Go run into a knife and do your family a favor.

[HayleyLFC85]

Well it was easier to get the public on their side by claiming they were trying to rescue the little princes in the tower than to try to rally the people to betray Richard for a unknown Welsh man. Shakespeare was a play writer nothing more i mean he has Richard at the first battle of St Albans when Richard was 2.

[sugarraygras]

It is strange how many people take Shakespeare to be a historical commentator and not a tudor propagandist! The ideas of the princes being murdered were first alledged by a faction at war with Richards family, so why would they care for the princess or ride to their rescue.

[foofwolf22]

Your clearly retarded. Just how many times were you dropped on your head as a child?

[HayleyLFC85]

So lets recap

fact: Richard was a good King this is backed up by several scourses

fact: He was a loyal to his brother since the age of 17

fact: All scourses make comment that his marrige was a happy one.

fact: in his very short reign he changed many laws to help the poor people.

fact: Elizabeth Woodville (Edward v's mom) sent her daughters to the court into Richards care. Why do that if he killed her other two children?

This is a case of innocent until proven guilty.

[HayleyLFC85]

The threat of uprisings in the boys name was not likely either as the Woodvilles has became powerless upon Edwards death. So you are damning Richard on what he might have done but not doing so for Henry who killed George duke clarence's son who was by all accounts suffering some form of learning disabilty. This subjest isn't just just black and white there are a lot of grey areas i suggest you think before you make comments like that especially sine you didn't even back it up in the slightest.

[HayleyLFC85]

I would like to know what your basisng that on? Richard was a loyal brother a throught out edwards life. He was a faithful husband good king and great father. No proof says Edward V was murdered, if he had been why did Henry never formally charge Richard? Had Henry not done everything to discount Richard in every other aspect. Why would Richard kill them? What would he have to gain? nothing, thats what to kill them would have been pointless he already had the crown why bother killing them.

[ijustlovetea]

Totally a victim. A blind man could see that when you put the puzzel together.

Uriahclark is immature. Just ignore him. He'll eventually go away...

[uriahclark]

Richard III was a murdering bastard. I celebrate his death every August 22nd. God struck Richard the Turd down at Bosworth to avenge his murder of King Edward V.